Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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